Maidana set to defend

Universum Box-Promotion

WBA interim super lightweight champion Marcos Maidana (26-1, 25 KOs) weighed in at 139.2 pounds for his first title defense against Panama’s William Gonzalez (22-5-1, 7 KOs) on Saturday night at the Club Deportivo Libertad in Sunchales, Santa Fe, Argentina. Gonzalez weighed in at 139.7. Universum CEO Stefan Braune brought Maidana the WBA award for “Fight of the Year.”